New Opera update is 38% faster than Firefox Quantum

[CyberTech]

Opera 51 has now been released onto the stable channel bringing with it improved browsing speeds, tabs that let you quickly scroll to the top of web pages, import and export options for bookmarks, and much more. The latest released is powered by a fine-tuned version of Chromium 64.

Opera 51 on Windows is now compiled using Clang, and as a result, the browser has become quicker in benchmark tests such as Speedometer 2.0. In a test run by Opera on an HP Spectre with Windows 10, Opera 51 scored 38% better than Firefox 58, despite all the work that has gone into the latter with the recent Quantum update.

Another new feature that has been added is the ability to press the tab to scroll to the top of the page, another click of the tab will return you back down the page to where you were before. If you’re a power user, this should definitely save you a bit of money if you find yourself going through cheap mouses like there’s no tomorrow.

If you missed the ability to export and import your bookmarks, the options are now back, Opera says that:

“In the bookmarks manager, we’ve added an import bookmarks button together with export bookmarks, available in the expandable menu. This is another way for you to import your bookmarks from other web browsers. You can also import bookmarks and other settings through the Easy Setup menu found in the start page.”

Other changes in this release include two collapsible lists for your open and recently closed tabs; they’re found on the tab bar on the far right and aim to declutter your browser. Tabs can now be pinned regardless of what restart options you have selected and will be restored whenever you open the browser for a new session. The private browsing mode now greets you with a funky animation, that can be disabled if you don’t want to continually see it. Furthermore, a 'back to tab' button has been added to videos which have been popped out; pressing the button, which is accessible by rolling over the video title, will put the video back into its original tab.

Lastly, Opera 51 comes with a way to easily reset your browser, and backup and restore your browser profiles. The first feature can be found in Settings (Preferences on macOS) > Browser > “Reset browser settings...”. It will delete all your data apart from your bookmarks, history, and saved passwords, which will be left alone. As for profile backups, Opera handles this behind the scenes; whenever profile settings have been read successfully, a backup is created, the backup will be used whenever the browser can’t load the latest configuration.

Opera 51 is ready for download on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Source: Opera​

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

Holy Opera, this one is VERY fast!

Actually, it 'feels' as fast as Yandex Beta did to me...

 

[pisondi]

I`m now testing it. It is really fast and i like it.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Opera

Are there any third parties connections like DuckDuckGo or eBay?
Just installed the Firefox nightly! I like it no third parties connection and fast the only problem is the firefox is less secure than chromium and it won't works on some Persian websites..gonna try this opera again!

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Ok, again the same story but this time with other third parties.God bless Eset for this High-quality firewall:notworthy:
I just installed Opera and started it also didn't open any page:
From AliExpress to some other strange domains like TripAdvisor?
TripAdvisor, Inc. is an American travel and restaurant website company providing hotel and restaurant reviews, accommodation bookings and other travel-related content. It also includes interactive travel forums.
I may use opera but will block these Ugly connections with Eset. bb third parties Seem they have some big partners!

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

Those are just the speed dial tabs refreshing. All of those domains are default speed dial locations.

However, FortiGuard did warn me of Opera attempting to connect to a phishing website as it loaded. Also, I noticed the same issues with some extensions not working right on Opera, such as Magic Actions for Youtube's night mode not working.

Taking a pass on this, yet again.

 

[darko999]

Ok, again the same story but this time with other third parties.God bless Eset for this High-quality firewall:notworthy:
I just installed Opera and started it also didn't open any page:
From AliExpress to some other strange domains like TripAdvisor?
TripAdvisor, Inc. is an American travel and restaurant website company providing hotel and restaurant reviews, accommodation bookings and other travel-related content. It also includes interactive travel forums.

As you know, Opera was sold out to EDITED: Quihoo 360 . Quiho 360 is one of the bigges ADS manipulator in the Chinese market. Opera was filled with many new stuff including the connections you just show. I remember I switched to Vivaldi in part due to the fact I'm not saying they are a malware hole but. I remember I started getting extra outbound request in Opera months after they sold out to Quihoo and I uninstalled it. Most browsers today do some sort of adding major players like amazon or ali express and others like default sponsors or default options in browser itself. You shouldn't worry that much but you also have right to use something else that does not generate these sort of connections.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Its owned by Qihoo 360, not Tencent!I have trust on Qihoo but not Trip advisor from usa
Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600 million

 

[Faybert]

I did some testing here to see this increase in speed, and it actually got faster, actually it was already faster than Firefox on my machine, so I did not understand that comparative, speed is never too much, so I'm even more satisfied with he

 

[darko999]

Its owned by Qihoo 360, not Tencent!I have trust on Qihoo but not Trip advisor from usa
Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600 million

Yea they were so similar to me I miss checked the name lol

 

[CyberTech]

i can't download that from the site because its blocked by the GOV SMH! i use the VPN to download it lol so after this then i use Opera 51 this is crazy speed! i cant believe it!! i'm excited i hope i might switch to this browser soon i installed some extensions everything is ok oh by the way when i open a extensions store its not loading because of blocked again! when i turn on Opera VPN it's working lol

 

[shmu26]

However, FortiGuard did warn me of Opera attempting to connect to a phishing website as it loaded.

Sorry for the dumb question, but what is FortiGuard, exactly? I have seen you mention it a few times, and you seem to be happy with it, so that's why I am asking.